Verbascum chinense
Verbascum chinense
MH192 : Verbascum chinense
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 366 |
| Synonym | : | Celsia coromandeliana.;
Verbascum chinense (L.) Sant.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kutki, K-Gurshi-Zara, Kokhima,Gadar Tambaku, Kulahal |
| Plant Family | : | Scrophulariaceae |
| Description | : | an annual erect herb, growing to 1 m tall. Cylindrical, hairy stems are branched at the top. Leaves arising from the root are 5-10 cm long, pinnately divided. Stem leaves gradually become small with the height, and end up becoming bracts. Yellow flowers occur in simple or branched racemes, 30-60 cm long, at the end of branches. The flowers are 1-1.5 cm, with 5 petals. The flowers have 4 stamens, with the filaments densely bearded with hairs. Capsule is spherical, 6-8 mm across. It is found on sandy areas along rivers, at altitudes of 100-1300 m. Flowering: February-September. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chinese%20Mullein.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265924 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Scrophulariales |
| Family | : Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family |
| Genus | : Verbascum L. mullein |
| Species | : Verbascum chinense |